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(NAR) VOL. 29 NO. 1/ JANUARY - MARCH 18

[ DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 078-2017, January 03, 2018 ]

AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2 AND 4 OF DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 049.2016 (INCLUSION OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DATA IN THE ELECTRONIC STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES SYSTEM FOR LOCAL TREASURERS)



Adopted: 15 December 2017
Date Filed: 03 January 2018

Section   1.  Section   1  of  the  Department   Order   No.  049.2016,   dated   05 September 2016, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section  1.  Inclusion  of  Environment  and  Natural  Resources  Data  in  the eSRE System  for Local Treasurers.  In addition  to the information  required under the eSRE system, the data requirements for the PH-EITI and the PPEI annual reports shall form part of the quarterly SRE reports submitted by local treasurers to report the payments made by extractive industries and detailed account of the shares from national wealth.

The  eSRE  system  shall  include  the ENRDMT  to provide  a facility  for the
LGUs to report the following direct and non-direct payments:

1.  Local taxes, fees, and other charges the LGU directly receives from the extractive industries;
2.   Receipts of shares from national wealth within the LGU’s jurisdiction;
3.   Expenditures   of   LGU’s   coming   from   receipts/collections    from   the extractive industries and shares from the national wealth; and
4.   Such other monetary and non-monetary benefits received by LGUs from
extractive industries and shares from national wealth.

The information and/or report required by this Section shall be collectively referred to as the ‘Environment and Natural Resources Data’ (ENRD).”
Section 2. Section 2 of Department  Order No. 049.2016,  dated 05 September 2016, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section 2. Duties of the DOF-BLGF. The DOF-BLGF shall regularly:

1.   Provide  the  PH-EITI/PPEl/concerned   agencies  and  other  stakeholders with  the data  required  to be reported  in Section  1 and  other  relevant data.

2. Ensure the accuracy, reliability and integrity of the information, data and report  collected  under  Section  1 and  ENRDMT  system  by (i) manage and monitor the ENRDMT  system; (ii) commission  the enhancement  of the  ENRDMT  system,  as  may  be  found  necessary  by  the  BLGF;  (iii) issue guidelines  in connection  with the ENRD, its submission,  and the ENRDMT system; (iv) ENRDMT validation as an integral part of BLGF’s regular program on Revenue and Assessment Evaluations of concerned LGUs, and (v) instituting administrative sanctions, as may be necessary;

3. Develop and conduct relevant capacity building interventions  to ensure compliance of local treasury offices with this Order; and

4. Provide access to DOF Domestic Finance Group to supply PH-EITI data and updates.
Section 3. Section 4 of Department  Order No. 049.2016,  dated 05 September 2016, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section 4. Reporting Period and Accountability. The reporting period and accountability   of  the  local  treasurers  in  the  submission  of  the  required ENRDMT data and reports shall be guided by the following:

A.   The ENRD reports shall be uploaded to the ENRDMT web system by all concerned local treasurers on or before the following dates:
i.     For  the  first  three  quarterly  reports:  On  or  before  the  30th  of the month following the end of each quarter; and

ii.     For the year-end  report:  On or before  April 30 of the subsequent fiscal year.
B.   Failure  of  the  local  treasurer  to  submit  timely  and/or  accurately  the required ENRDMT reports shall constitute sufficient grounds for filing a complaint in accordance with the Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in   Civil   Service   (RRACCS)   of   the   Civil   Service   promulgated   on November 8, 2011 specifically:
i. Failure   to   submit   the   reports   within   the   prescribed   period   is considered a light offense; hence, Section 46 (F.3) of Rule 10 of the RRACCS shall apply:

Violation of reasonable office rules and regulation

1st Offense - Reprimand
2nd Offense - Suspension of one (1) day to thirty (30) days
3rd Offense - Dismissal from the service

ii.     Submission of inaccurate reports is considered a less grave offense; hence, Section 46 (D.2) of Rule 10 of the RRACCS shall apply: Simple Misconduct
1st Offense - Suspension of one (1) month and one (1) day to six (6) months
2nd Offense - Dismissal from the service

For this purpose, inaccurate  report shall mean a report containing  data that materially affect the integrity of the report which may tend to mislead end-users.
C.  The complaint shall be initiated by the proper disciplining authority or his authorized  representative,   and  a  showcause   memorandum   shall  be issued to the concerned treasurer and resolved accordingly.”
Section  4.  This  Department  Order  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after publication in a newspaper of general circulation and filing in the Office of the National Administrative Register of the University of the Philippines Law Center.

(SGD) CARLOS G. DOMINGUEZ
Secretary
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